Alistair McGowan
Kind Hearts And Coronets: Like Father, Like Daughter

Kind Hearts And Coronets: Like Father, Like Daughter

  • Radio comedy drama
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 2012
  • 1 episode

Radio sequel to the classic murderous comedy. Unity Holland kills her way to dukedom by dispatching members of the Gascoyne family. Stars Alistair McGowan, Jane Whittenshaw, David Holt, Steve Hodson, Jason Devoy and more.

Key details

Genre
Comedy Drama
Broadcast
2012
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Episodes
1
Creator
Roy Horniman
Stars
Alistair McGowan, Jane Whittenshaw, David Holt, Steve Hodson, Jason Devoy, Natalie Walter, Simon Greenall and Sally Orrock
Writer
David Spicer
Producer
Frank Stirling
Company

Natalie Walter stars as Unity Holland, who is pursuing the Chalfont title, with Alistair McGowan playing all seven members of the Gascoyne family, who are standing in her way, in David Spicer's sequel to the famous Edwardian comedy written by Roy Horniman.

This new radio sequel to a classic comedy takes place some years after the death of the 10th Duke of Chalfont, a man who systematically murdered his family in order to inherit his title. The 20th Century rolls on and even against a backdrop of international conflict and revolution, an Dukedom is still to be fought for - by fair means and foul.

There are at least eight claimants to the Chalfont title, all of them ruthless. The Gascoyne family is a big one and its sense of entitlement enormous, its appetite for violence impressive and the family resemblance at times uncanny.

This is an entirely new version of the story, and has something to offer both those who know the original and those who come to it for the first time.

Alistair McGowan stars as Lady Edith, Henry Gascoyne, Louis Gascoyne, Adalbert Gascoyne, Ughtred Gascoyne, Marmaduke Gascoyne and Ronald Gascoyne, the judge.

Additional details

Production
Studio

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Saturday 19th May 2012 at 2:30pm on BBC Radio 4
Episode length
1 hour
All previous repeats
  • Monday 26th December 2016 at 4:00am on Radio 4 Extra
  • Sunday 25th December 2016 at 4:00pm on Radio 4 Extra
  • Friday 23rd August 2013 at 9:00pm on Radio 4

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